Penalty Amount
$350,000,000
Connecticut Attorney General announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health for its role in the opioid epidemic. Publicis will pay the settlement, disclose internal documents, and cease accepting opioid-related client work. Connecticut will receive nearly $4.44 million from the settlement.
Publicis must pay $350 million, disclose thousands of internal documents on a public website, and stop accepting client work related to opioid-based Schedule II or Schedule III narcotics.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor and marketing services agreements with healthcare, pharmaceutical, or medical clients. Focus on clauses governing client onboarding and due diligence, ethical marketing practices, document retention and production obligations, and termination for cause. Specific changes may include adding explicit prohibitions on accepting opioid or controlled substance-related clients, requiring disclosure of any historical work with opioid manufacturers, and enhancing compliance reporting and audit rights to prevent involvement in harmful or unlawful marketing campaigns.
Entity
Publicis Health
Also known as: Publicis
Industry
AdvertisingOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2024-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-announces-settlement-with-publicis-over-role-in-opioid-epidemic
publicis complaint ct.pdf?rev=2aefec37b38c4b3f9670afda10deb8
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/publicis-complaint-ct.pdf?rev=2aefec37b38c4b3f9670afda10deb8df&hash=4508C5C442FF550DAE159AA88E19145E
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
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$29.6M
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